[74] 1827.

... far remote.

And glad I was, when, halting by yon gate

That leads from the green lane, once more I saw

These lofty elm-trees. Long I did not rest:

With many pleasant thoughts I chear'd my way

O'er the flat Common.—Having reached the door

I knock'd,—and, when I entered with the hope

Of usual greeting, Margaret looked at me

[75] 1832.